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Public swim
Indoor and outdoor pools
New Built with a nine-year-old
Fredericton for families, kid-approved.
What’s on for kids this week, which pool has a public swim today, and 63 guides for the grown-ups doing the driving. Anything free says so.
Drop-in, no registration
Public swims, skates & open gym
Pulled from the City’s drop-in schedule every morning and cross-checked against facility closures, so nobody drives to a locked door. Public skates and the outdoor pools are free.
Public skate
Free at every City arena
Open gym
Drop-in courts and gym time
Full schedules and lesson sign-ups: pools & swimming · skating & arenas · recreation programs
The staples
The places every Fredericton parent ends up
The rotation: where to go when it rains, when it doesn’t, and when you have a whole Saturday. Each card shows today’s hours and whether it’s open right now; movie showtimes and the indoor pool fill in live.
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Beaverbrook Art Gallery
The provincial gallery, with a drop-in Art Cart studio and weekend Open Studio, so it is not a look-but-don’t-touch afternoon. Loaner strollers at the desk.
Today: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Wed | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Thu | 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Fri | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sat | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sun | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Adults $20 · youth 6 to 17 $8.50 · under 6 free · family $40
Thursday is the late night, open to 9 p.m.
703 Queen St
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Kingswood Entertainment Centre
The all-weather fallback in Hanwell: 30 bowling lanes, laser tag, an arcade, and a two-storey indoor Play Zone for ages 4 to 12 with a separate toddler zone.
Today: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Tue | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Wed | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Thu | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Fri | 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Sat | 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Sun | 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
Play Zone $14.50 (toddlers $4.99) · bowling from $30 a lane per hour · laser tag $10 a game
Holiday hours change; their Facebook page is the source of truth.
Kingswood Way, off Hanwell Rd
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Clay Café
Paint-your-own pottery downtown, going since 2003. Pick a piece, paint it at a café table, collect it glazed and fired a few days later. Works from about age three with a parent holding the brush hand.
Today: Closed
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue | 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Wed | 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Thu | 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Fri | 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Sat | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Sun | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Priced per piece
Walk-ins are the norm for regular painting; parties book about a month out. Hours from their listing, not their site, so a quick call (506-474-8003) before a special trip is wise.
356 Queen St
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Cineplex Cinemas Fredericton
The ten-screen multiplex at Regent Mall. Below: today’s G and PG showings, pulled from the theatre each morning, so nobody drives out for a 14A.
Today: By showtime
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | By showtime |
|---|---|
| Tue | By showtime |
| Wed | By showtime |
| Thu | By showtime |
| Fri | By showtime |
| Sat | By showtime |
| Sun | By showtime |
Cineplex pricing; Tuesdays are the cheap night
Regent Mall, 1381 Regent St
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Fredericton Public Library
The downtown branch on Carleton Street: a proper children’s area, storytimes and kids’ programs, and the best free thing in the city. The Nashwaaksis branch is weekdays only.
Today: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Wed | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Thu | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Fri | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sat | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sun | 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
Free
Nashwaaksis branch (324 Fulton Ave): Mon, Wed, Fri 10 to 5; Tue and Thu 10 to 8; closed weekends.
12 Carleton St
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Fredericton Indoor Pool
The City pool with the waterslide, the Tarzan rope and a warm swirl pool. Public and family swims run on a block schedule, which is what the cards above are reading.
Today: By schedule
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | By schedule |
|---|---|
| Tue | By schedule |
| Wed | By schedule |
| Thu | By schedule |
| Fri | By schedule |
| Sat | By schedule |
| Sun | By schedule |
Drop-in admission at the door
79 Carrington Ln
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YMCA of Fredericton
Leisure pool with family and early-years swims, open-gym drop-ins, and the Optimus Climb play structure for nine months to five years. Non-members buy a day pass.
Today: 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Tue | 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Wed | 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Thu | 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Fri | 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Sat | 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m., 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Sun | 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
Drop-in: kids 0 to 14 $7 · adults about $13 · members free
Hours shown are the play structure’s drop-in blocks. Swim times live on the aquatics schedule.
570 York St
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The Playhouse
The downtown theatre runs a Kidstage series of touring children’s shows at pay-what-you-will prices. Next up: Dufflebag Theatre’s The Three Musketeers on December 27.
Today: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Wed | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Thu | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Fri | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | Closed |
Kidstage shows are pay what you will
Hours are the box office; the building opens for shows.
686 Queen St
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Fredericton Region Museum
Small, old-fashioned and home to the Coleman Frog, which is the whole pitch for anyone under ten. A one-hour visit in the Officers’ Quarters, best paired with a run around Officers’ Square.
Today: Closed
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Thu | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Fri | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Sat | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Sun | Closed |
Small admission charge
Fall hours until Dec 21; the door stays shut, so ring the bell. Summer runs six days a week.
571 Queen St, Officers’ Square
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Boyce Farmers Market
Saturday morning, every week of the year: samosas, fudge, buskers, a lot of dogs. The classic family morning, best before 9 or after 11 if you have a stroller.
Today: Closed
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | Closed |
| Thu | Closed |
| Fri | Closed |
| Sat | 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Sun | Closed |
Free to wander
665 George St
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Odell Park & the Botanic Garden
Four hundred acres of old-growth forest in the middle of town: the duck pond, the playground by the lodge, wide gravel loops a stroller can manage, and the free Botanic Garden next door.
Today: Dawn to dusk
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | Dawn to dusk |
|---|---|
| Tue | Dawn to dusk |
| Wed | Dawn to dusk |
| Thu | Dawn to dusk |
| Fri | Dawn to dusk |
| Sat | Dawn to dusk |
| Sun | Dawn to dusk |
Free
Groomed for walking in winter.
397 Rookwood Ave (lodge entrance)
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Killarney Lake Park
North side: a sandy beach, a playground, the lodge, and 35 km of trails. Lifeguards are done for 2026, so swimming is at your own risk until next summer.
Today: Dawn to dusk
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | Dawn to dusk |
|---|---|
| Tue | Dawn to dusk |
| Wed | Dawn to dusk |
| Thu | Dawn to dusk |
| Fri | Dawn to dusk |
| Sat | Dawn to dusk |
| Sun | Dawn to dusk |
Free
1600 Killarney Rd
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Wilmot Park splash pad
The City’s big splash pad beside a destination playground on Woodstock Road. Daily all summer, weekends only in September, then the playground carries on alone until the snow.
Today: Closed
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | Closed |
| Thu | Closed |
| Fri | Closed |
| Sat | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Sun | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Free
15 Saunders St, off Woodstock Rd
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Kings Landing
The living-history village half an hour west: costumed interpreters, farm animals, wagon rides, a schoolhouse with a strict teacher. A full day for ages four and up.
Today: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Wed | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Thu | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Fri | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sat | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sun | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Adults $19.55 · youth 6 to 18 $16.62 · under 6 free · family $60
Season ends Oct 12; the fall weekends are the good ones.
5804 Route 102, Prince William
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Mactaquac Provincial Park
Twenty minutes west: two beaches, playgrounds, picnic fields and easy trails, with day use free. The beaches are unsupervised outside summer.
Today: Dawn to dusk
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | Dawn to dusk |
|---|---|
| Tue | Dawn to dusk |
| Wed | Dawn to dusk |
| Thu | Dawn to dusk |
| Fri | Dawn to dusk |
| Sat | Dawn to dusk |
| Sun | Dawn to dusk |
Day use free; camping and golf are paid
1256 Route 105, Mactaquac
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iSPY Escape Games
Themed escape rooms on Hanwell Road that take family bookings. Roughly eight and up with an adult in the room; booking is required, so this is a plan, not a drop-in.
Today: Closed
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Wed | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Thu | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Fri | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Sat | 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. |
| Sun | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
Per person, by booking
Minimum age is not published; call 506-668-0176.
880 Hanwell Rd, Unit 207
Closed for now
Science East
Fredericton’s science centre closed its old-jail building in early 2024 and is hunting for a new home. No walk-in floor for now; look for its pop-ups at the market and libraries, and its camps.
Hours, prices & address
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | Closed |
| Thu | Closed |
| Fri | Closed |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | Closed |
Don’t drive to the old jail on Brunswick Street; it has been sold.
No public building at present
Nothing in that filter is open right now.
Try Indoor, or check back once the doors open.
Hours checked against each venue on September 15, 2026. Holidays and storm days change things; a card that matters to your afternoon deserves a phone call.
Kid-friendly, next two weeks
Events that welcome small people
Story times, family concerts, markets with a kids’ corner, all-ages festival days. Anything with a Free badge costs exactly that.
Rounding up the kid-friendly stuff…
Running something for kids? Submit it and mention the ages it suits.
Ask Freddy, parent edition
The questions you ask in the car
Freddy reads the same schedules and listings this page does, and answers in seconds. Type one or tap one.
For the grown-ups
63 family guides, sorted by the question
Written by locals, kept current, and unsentimental about which trampoline park has the better snack bar.
Something to do today
Rainy, sunny, or "I'm booored" o'clock. 15 guides.
"I'm Bored and It's Raining": The Honest Fredericton Indoor Guide
Fredericton Playgrounds & Parks: A Parent’s Field Guide
Indoor Play, Trampoline Parks and Arcades in Fredericton
Science East, Fredericton's Hands-On Science Centre in the Old Jail
The Fredericton Library Guide: Branches, Programs, and the Quiet Superpower of a Free Card
Where to Swim in Fredericton: Pools, Lakes, Rivers, and Splash Pads
Bowling, Arcades and Indoor Fun in Fredericton: Where to Roll, Play and Book a Party
Fredericton Ice Cream & Sweet Treats: The Summer Institution
Odell Park: Fredericton's Old-Growth Forest in the Middle of the City
Killarney vs Mactaquac vs Odell: The Family Outdoor Showdown
Escape Rooms, Axe Throwing and Group Fun in Fredericton
Fredericton's Board Game, Comic and Hobby Scene
Toddler and Preschool Activities in Fredericton: A Parent's Guide for Ages 0 to 5
Things For Teens To Do In Fredericton
Kids' Activities, Camps and Programs in Fredericton: A Parent's Guide
Sports, lessons & camps
Registration season never really ends. 25 guides.
Getting Your Kid Into Hockey in Fredericton: A Parent's Complete Guide
Kids’ Soccer in Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide to Getting Started
Swimming Lessons for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide
Kids’ Dance Classes in Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide to Studios, Styles, and Costs
Summer Camps for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent’s Survival Guide
Art Classes for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide
Music Lessons for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide to Teachers, Studios and Choirs
Kids' Martial Arts in Fredericton: A Parent's Guide to Dojos, Belts and Getting Started
Learn to Skate in Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide to Figure Skating for Kids
Ringette for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent’s Starter Guide
Baseball and Softball for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent's Guide
Basketball for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide to Leagues, Camps and Courts
Learning to Ski and Snowboard Near Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide
Theatre and Drama for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent's Guide
Raising a Little Coder in Fredericton: A Parent's Guide to STEM, Robotics and Coding Programs
Rock Climbing for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent's Guide
Horseback Riding for Kids Near Fredericton: A Parent’s Honest Guide
Curling for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide to Little Rocks and Junior Curling
Chalk Dust and Crash Mats: Gymnastics, Cheer and Tumbling in Fredericton
Adaptive and Inclusive Sports for Kids in Fredericton: A Parent’s Guide
Scouts, Guides and Cadets in Fredericton: The Parent’s Guide to Uniformed Youth Groups
City Recreation in Fredericton: Programs, Swim and Skate Lessons, and How to Register
Music, Art and Dance Lessons in Fredericton: For Kids and Adults
Indoor Pools and Swim Lessons in Fredericton: A Local's Guide
Summer Camps for Kids in Fredericton
Seasons & celebrations
The calendar, one big day at a time. 12 guides.
Harvest With Kids: The Family Guide
Fredericton in Fall: A Local Guide to the Best Season of the Year
Halloween in Fredericton: Trick-or-Treating, Pumpkin Patches and Haunts
The Fredericton Santa Claus Parade and Downtown Tree Lighting: A Local's Guide
Christmas and the Holidays in Fredericton: Lights, Markets, Santa, and Traditions
Fredericton Sledding Hills and Winter Play With Kids
Sugar Shacks and Maple Season Near Fredericton: A Local Guide
Easter in Fredericton: A Local's Guide to Egg Hunts, Services, Brunch and Spring
Canada Day and Summer Long Weekends in Fredericton: The Local Guide
The NBEX: A Local's Guide to Fredericton's Provincial Exhibition
Camping Near Fredericton: Mactaquac, Provincial Parks & Where to Pitch a Tent
Farm Stands, U-Pick and Local Food Near Fredericton
The grown-up stuff
Schools, childcare, birthdays and the rest of the admin. 11 guides.
Raising a Family in Fredericton: The Real Deal
Fredericton Schools, Explained: ASD-W, Immersion, and the Rest
Childcare and Daycare in Fredericton: Costs, Waitlists and How to Find a Spot
Kids’ Birthday Party Venues and Ideas in Fredericton
Babysitters and Nannies in Fredericton: How Parents Actually Find Good Care
The Best Fredericton Neighbourhoods for Families
Having a Baby in Fredericton: A Warm, Practical Guide
Tutoring and Academic Help in Fredericton: For Kids and Adults
Autism and Special-Needs Family Resources in Fredericton
Party and Event Rentals in Fredericton: Tents, Tables, Bouncy Castles and Everything In Between
Adoption and Fostering in New Brunswick: A Fredericton Guide
Keep going
Keep exploring Fredericton with kids
Why a kids’ corner?
Because a nine-year-old looked at Hey Freddy and asked where her part was. Fair. Kid reviews, a family newsletter and a French edition are on the way; if there’s something you want here, tell us.
Good questions
Is Hey Freddy Kids a separate site?
No. It is the family corner of Hey Freddy, the independent Fredericton guide. Same live data, same guides, filtered for people who travel with snacks.
Where does the swim and skate schedule come from?
The City of Fredericton publishes its drop-in schedules daily. Hey Freddy pulls them each morning and checks them against the City’s facility alerts, so a pool closed for maintenance never shows as open.
How do you decide an event is kid-friendly?
Events tagged family or kids by their organizers, plus anything whose listing says children, family, youth or all-ages. Free events are always marked.
Can I submit a kids’ event?
Yes. Use the regular Submit an event form and mention the ages it suits; it lands in the same feed.